EASTERN RICE SALAD

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A wonderful East-Asian inspired salad! Very healthy with a wonderfully crunchy texture thanks to all the fresh vegtables. This is a perfect meal to throw together when it's too hot to cook!

Provided by yooper

Time 40m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3/4 cup long-grain white rice
1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 cup salted cashew pieces
1 cup chopped green onion
1/2 lb fresh bean sprout
2 1/2 ounces fresh spinach
3 stalks celery, chopped
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic

Steps:

In a suacepan bring 1 1/2 cups salted water to a boil.
Add 3/4 cup rice, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Refrigerate rice until chilled.
combine the chilled, cooked rice, mushrooms, green peppers, red peppers, cashews, green onions, bean sprouts, spinach and celery in a large bowl.
Blend the vegtrable oil, soy sauce, parsley and crushed garlic in a seperate bowl.
Pour the dressing over the salad 1 hour before serving and toss well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 248.7, Fat 17.5, SaturatedFat 2.7, Sodium 424.6, Carbohydrate 19.8, Fiber 2, Sugar 2.9, Protein 5.4

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